Trewan Hall Camping Site

Verily, we think you’ll very much like Trewan Hall Camping Site between Padstow and Newquay in mid-Cornwall. It’s been developed on an old Cornish estate around the seventeenth century mansion of Trewan Hall, and has been carefully maintained with traditional building techniques to blend in with its 36-acre woodland and garden surroundings. And speaking of gardens, they’re lush – have a look at the site pics...

The Hill family have run Trewan Hall for nearly fifty years and have added all sorts of little touches to make this a top family site: activities and facilities on offer for all ages and tastes including free evening music, theatre and magic entertainment in the converted barn; a 25-meter heated pool; library and writing room with free wifi, and regular events like barbecues, vintage tractor rides and garden fetes. And it’s all ten minutes’ drive from the nearest beach, within easy driving distance of Cornwall’s top attractions and six miles from the sand and surf of Newquay.

There are two different camping areas to pick a pitch from: one aimed at families near the play park, shop and barns, and the other more secluded in a bigger field – in both, you can pitch up where you like to have plenty of room, with the owners managing bookings so that there are always more pitches than people and what’s on offer never feels overcrowded.

For the essentials, there’s a new shower and loo block with a family shower room, disabled/family bathroom and wet suite shower and ladies’ and gents’ rooms with private washrooms; here’s where you’ll also find the baby changing facilities, drying facilities, washing-up area and hair dryer. Elsewhere on site, there’s an indoor game area, woodland playground and a large field for ball games.

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Trewan Hall is near the centre of Cornwall with easy access to the north coast beaches and within easy driving distance of most of Cornwall’s attractions. For a short stroll, head into the old market town of St Columb Major a mile away, where there’s a fifteenth century church, surf store, antique shop and fish and chip shops galore.

Sand fans will be in heaven in this part of Cornwall: the closest beach to Trewan Hall is Mawgan Porth four miles away and has surf shops and a surf school; the beach is dog-friendly all year round. Gorgeous Watergate Bay is ten minutes’ drive away, or head to the famous Seven Bays clustered around the village of St Merryn, which is a few miles from Padstow and within 15—20 minutes’ drive of the campsite.

Within ten miles of Trewan Hall there are three famous Cornwall spots to spend days at and not want to come home: Newquay, where you should wriggle into your wetsuit for some of the best surfing in the country (there are surf schools all over town and nearby for the uninitiated); Padstow for the Camel Trail and Camel Estuary Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty; and Wadebridge for more Camel Trailing, buzzing around the Portreath Bee Centre and sending the kids flying at the Crealy Great Adventure Park. Zip wires, biodomes and more can be had at the Eden Project around 15 miles from Trewan Hall.

Natch there’s sea fishing, river fishing and all sorts of slippery catches to be had all around north and south Cornwall including crabbing in the harbour at Padstow, rock fishing at Godrevy Point and beach fishing for plaice from Watergate Bay. There’s coarse fishing among the kingfishers at Mawgan Porth Pools Lake and fishing for salmon and trout on the River Camel for anglers who prefer to keep things fresher.

Not want to get your feet wet? You’ll also be close to hand from Trewan Hall to many top Cornwall attractions like Lanhydrock House and the Lost Gardens of Heligan, the tors and walks of Bodmin Moor and, to the south west, tin-mining country and Helston’s Poldark Mine.

Great views from bustling modern beach bar with good mix of customers of all ages, surfing photographs on planked walls, cushioned wicker and cane armchairs around green and orange tables, weathered stripped-wood floor, unusual sloping bleached-board ceiling, big windows and doors opening to glass-fronted deck looking across sand to the sea, simpler end room, decent wines by the glass, possibly real ale, lots of coffees and teas, good modern food served by friendly young staff; background music; dogs welcome in bar, open 8.30am-11pm, 10.30am-5pm in winter

Liked: There aren't set pitches which initially I was concerned about being novice campers. However, it was fine. Man on site helped us find a suitable pitch and loads of room between tents/caravans, etc. Bathroom facilities on the electric hook up field were excellent. New and cleaned regularly. During my weeks stay I didn't have to wait to use shower once. Always plenty of hot water. Every morning we took advantage of the fresh bread delivery to the shop. Lots of activities on the site during the day and in the evening for children and adults.Well stocked shop with the essentials - although no alcohol sold on site. Also a lot of the meat is frozen, so plan ahead for that!

Disliked: The children's playground was a long way from our field and my children were too young (5 and 7) to allow them to go on their own. It would have been great to have a second playground in the electric hook up field.Our pitch, whilst large, was sloping. It would have been fine in a van but in hindsight we should have chosen a different pitch. However, as inexperienced campers, we didn't really think about it. huge issue but just something to be aware of when choosing your pitch.

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What a fantastic site! Beautiful location &super clean 25 Aug 2014

Sarah C.
(Family with young children, 1 review)
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Date stayed: Aug 2014

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Liked: We loved the live entertainment in the barn, the atmosphere everywhere, the safe environment for the children to roam and feel free and play independently, the life guarded swimming pool, the wonderful baked bread and croissants. The bathrooms were super clean. There was lots of interesting things going on every evening. All the staff were super friendly and helpful.Fabulous - cant fault it - will definitely be back.

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We stayed Monday to Friday24 Aug 2014

Lisa S.
(Family with young children, 1 review)
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Date stayed: Aug 2014

Recommend to friends Visit again

Liked: Beautiful grounds, this campsite is clean and tidy and very well kept.All the staff are lovely and welcoming A* all round

Disliked: Nothing to dislike at all

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Great people running a great site.17 Aug 2014

Tessa W.
(Family with older children, 1 review)
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Date stayed: Aug 2014

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Liked: We have spent our summer holidays at Trewan for at least 18 years. We and our children have made friends there who have also visited every year. This August we attended the wedding of one of those friends.

Our children are now in their 20s and still want to holiday here with us. What more is there to say?

There is plenty for families to do in a safe, friendly atmosphere including a swimming pool that is covered in bad weather, table tennis, sand pit, swings, evening entertainment and a large field for play.

An on site shop provides most things that a family needs, including some emergency supplies for tents/awnings, which are sensibly priced. There is also an on site launderette where the washing machines and tumble driers all work extremely well.

We have never felt 'ripped off' for anything on site.

For those wanting a quieter holiday, June is better. Although the swimming pool and evening entertainment is not available.

Disliked: Nothing!

Wi-Fi is only available in the library - it is free.

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Great stay at Trewan Hall28 Jul 2014

David S.
(Family with young children, 1 review)
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Date stayed: Jul 2014

Recommend to friends Visit again

Liked: Peaceful location 4miles from Mawgan Porth beachClean new block with family roomsFriendl, family ownedNice pool

Disliked: Very busy in the peak season

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Excellent Stay27 Jul 2014

Rachel G.
(Family with older children, 1 review)
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Date stayed: Jul 2014

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Liked: We were very impressed with this site from the very start of the holiday. The welcome and customer service was excellent.The peaceful site was easy to relax. Facilities showers/Wc etc were clean and excellent.With teenage boys the grounds were excellent to play football. Table tennis was a hit and the swimming pool although not used it was a plus to the site.

Disliked: Nothing everything was excellent even the weather!

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Great Campsite15 Jul 2014

Alex L.
(Family with young children, 1 review)
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Date stayed: Jul 2014

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Liked: Great campsite. Quiet, friendly, loads of space.

Disliked: Would be fabulous if more use of the hall was available.

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Fantastic place for families6 Jun 2014

Richard K.
(Family with young children, 1 review)
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Date stayed: May 2014

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Liked: Everything about this place. From the moment you arrive you are treated well. The owners are very friendly. The park was lovely for the children, great equipment and covered with trees so doesn't matter too much when it's raining. Facilities are clean and everything you need. Swimming pool was fun and lifeguard even leant us some floats which the kids enjoyed. All of the staff members are friendly and keen to make sure you have an enjoyable stay. The entertainment was an added bonus. Really enjoyed the band. The visiting pizza takeaway was also really nice. Beautiful setting and surroundings. Look forward to returning.

Liked: Great location for touring Cornwall main attractions. You are never more than 1 hour away from main cities.The facilities are new, clean and well maintained.The gardens are beautiful. National Trust standards. Really amazing.

Disliked: nothing

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Directions

Start address or postcode:

Heading south west on the A30, take the A39/​B3279 ramp to Newquay/​A392/​Airport/​St Columb/​St Dennis/​Indian Queens. At the first roundabout, take the third exit onto the A39. At the second roundabout, take the third exit again towards Wadebridge. About a mile along this road (St Columb bypass), take the first turning on the left directing you towards St Eval and Talskiddy. On the back lane, Trewan Hall Campsite is the third turning on the left.

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Permitted arrival/departure time

Camping and touring

Arrive:

8:30 a.m. –

10 p.m.

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noon

From 8.30am

Cancellation policy

No penalties

There is no refund of fees in the event of leaving the site early for any reason.

If you need to cancel or amend your booking, please give as much notice as possible
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It's now possible to make group bookings on Pitchup.com for up to 30 adults and 30 children.

As long as the 'one unit per pitch' rule is not highlighted on the pitch type information (please check this before completing your booking), you will be able to pitch your tents together on one booking.

If you are not satisfied with the results generated, try breaking your booking down for more options. For example, if you're a group of 10, enter five people for your initial search and book two pitches. Use the 'Special requests' box on the booking page to ask to be sited together when booking multiple pitches or accommodation units: the campsite or park will try to grant your request.

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